Counting on 2…

So today it was announced that the redskins have placed Colt Brennan on IR and Chase Daniel is released.

Instead they go with an extra running back. We shall see if 2 QB’s is enough to make it through the season, or if they pick up Chase after waivers for the practice squad.

Here is the list of cuts.

Robbie Agnone TE Undrafted Rookie
Anthony Alridge RB First-year Player
Jeremy Bridges G/T 7-year Vet
Scott Burley T Undrafted Rookie
Alex Buzbee DE First-year Player
Chase Daniel QB Undrafted Rookie
Antonio Dixon DT Undrafted Rookie
Dominique Dorsey RB First-year Player
Doug Dutch CB Undrafted Rookie
Keith Eloi WR Undrafted Rookie
Cody Glenn LB 2009 5th-Round Draft Pick
D.J. Hackett WR 6-Year Vet
Lendy Holmes S Undrafted Rookie
Rob Jackson DE 2008 7th-Round Draft Pick
Dave Rayner K 4-year Vet
Rueben Riley G First-year Player
Trent Shelton WR First-year Player
J.D. Skolnitsky DE Undrafted Rookie
Robert Thomas LB 8-year Vet
Eddie Williams FB 2009 7th-Round Draft Pick
Darrel Young LB Undrafted Rookie

It is nice to note that the Skins took my advice and dumped Hackett and kept Mason and Mitchell.

OH, and they also listened to me about my flame post regarding the retired old lady. Seems they will not enforce the court ruling afterall.

Totally cool.

And speaking of Cool… as in Cooley. It seems he was asked to host Hot Clicks on CNN Sports Extra Mustard.

Leave it to Cooley to uncover football from cheerleaders to team photos to Fantasy Football and last but not least TMI on the totally Bizarre…

Something to talk about…

And it all revolves around Quarterbacks!

I could have called this “The Class of 2005”

“The new kid in town”

“Size matters…NOT!”

“Who really cares about number 1”

“My predictions…”

Lets start with the class of 2005.
Aaron Rodgers was drafted in the 1st round and is now flourishing as a big time starter.

Alex Smith, also drafted in that very same first round (actually #1 overall), has fallen off a cliff!

Jason Campbell, drafted one spot behind Aaron, does not have any more excuses and needs to step up in this, his contract year.
Will he follow the path of Alex or Aaron?
The jury is still out on him – for now…

Now for the “new kid in town and size matters… NOT!”

The new kid is Chase Daniels. He ,amazingly, went undrafted. Came to the Redskins because he wanted to study under Zorn. And now has shown everyone that he has the talent and the brains to run a NFL offense.

Actually, all the Redskins have to do is look at their history for top QB’s who do not necessarily fit the BIG and TALL mold of the NFL Franchise QB’s.

Joe Theismann
Height: 6-0 Weight: 192
4th round pick
Career Stats
TDS 160
INT 138
YDS 25,206
RTG 77.4

Sonny Jurgensen
Height: 5-11 Weight: 202
4th round pick
Career Stats
TDS 255
INT 189
YDS 32,224
RTG 82.6

This leads me to my “who cares about number 1”

I took a quick look at the history of Superbowl QB’s…

Out of 56 QB’s,
27 were drafted in the first round
29 were not
2 of those 29 were not drafted at all!!!

Some of the noteworthy non 1st rounders…

Of course Tom Brady
The previously mentioned Joe Theismann
Joe Montana
Fran Tarkenton
Johnny Unitas
Roger Staubach
Bart Starr

You can look at the list here

And last but not least… My predictions…

This is actually tied into the class of 2005, non 1st rounders, and undrafted QB’s.

Shaun Hill has been named starting QB for the San Francisco 49’s.
He beat out Alex the cliff jumper.

His career stats so far…
TDS 18
INT 9
Passing yards 2,547
QB Rating 90.5

Not bad for a local 2002 undrafted University of Maryland football player.